Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jamessturtevant.com/">James Sturtevant</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/aspenwilder">@aspenwilder</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> James Sturtevant talks with Dave Rael about a unique career path, working with troubled kids, and the power of mastermind groups to help one another achieve </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>James (@aspenwilder) works for Microsoft where he partners developers to explore the latest technologies. Prior to Microsoft, he worked in the web development space for 10+ years working with startups and enterprises to improve the way they do business through technology. Recently he has been taking an interest in combining mobile development with backend services as a way to deliver unique experiences. When he isn’t practicing his software craft James can be found running through the woods, climbing mountains, or hiking with his daughters. </p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and James Sturtevant</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's job at Microsoft</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The experience of James and Dave meeting in the speaker room at an event</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light James up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's background in Computer Engineering (not Computer Science)</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How James got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The appeal of mobile and James's experiences with it, including a story of great humanitarian impact</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's story of failure - challenged with unemployment, depression, and limited options</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's success story - progressing from inability to find a job in software to learning core competencies and valuable skills to working for Microsoft; getting involved in the community</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How James got into blogging, speaking at conferences and user groups, and organizing user groups; including the utility of a mastermind group in James's story and in making progress generally</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's introduction to the mastermind concept and the benefits</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Effective Mastermind groups (see Resources for Floyd Hilton's blog post on the subject)</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How James stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have James most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's family</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which James likes to geek out</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - James's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with James</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.jamessturtevant.com/" target="_blank">James's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-196-rob-conery-keep-your-ignorance-close" target="_blank">Rob Conery on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://bigmachine.io/products/the-imposters-handbook/" target="_blank">The Imposter's Handbook - Rob Conery</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/02/24/microsoft-to-acquire-xamarin-and-empower-more-developers-to-build-apps-on-any-device/" target="_blank">Microsoft Acquisition of Xamarin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/bu-students-creates-app-to-aid-syrian-refugees/" target="_blank">Urban Refuge - Student Project at Boston University to Aid Refugees</a></li> <li><a href="https://microsoft.github.io/techcasestudies/mobile%20application%20development%20with%20xamarin/2016/12/12/Urban-Refuge.html" target="_blank">Microsoft Description of the Xamarin Solution for Urban Refuge</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/raelyard/GettingInvolvedSlides" target="_blank">Links and Slides from Dave's Lightning Talk on Getting Involved to Which James Referred</a></li> <li><a href="https://simpleprogrammer.com/2015/03/02/my-free-blogging-course-is-getting-unbelievable-results/" target="_blank">John Sonmez's Free Blogging Email Course</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.simpleprogrammer.zaxaa.com/s/18903728638959" target="_blank">John Sonmez's Blogging Course Comanion Workbook</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/punch-fear" target="_blank">Punch Fear In The Face Book - Dave Rael</a></li> <li><a href="http://floydhilton.com/productivity/2017/01/03/Mastermind.html" target="_blank">Floyd Hilton on the Mastermind Concept and Benefits</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lynda.com/Floyd-Hilton/8009331-1.html?lpk35=8259&cid=l0:en:af:le:prosb:s0:0:ind:cj:3-anywhere" target="_blank">Floyd Hilton on Lynda.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://michaelhyatt.com/" target="_blank">Michael Hyatt</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WHP5E/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Amazon Echo</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-178-donovan-brown-devops-joy-and-human-rewards" target="_blank">Donovan Brown on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.focusatwill.com/app/pages/v7" target="_blank">focus@will</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.focusatwill.com/app/pages/v7" target="_blank">Music to Code By - Carl Franklin</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>James's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735619670/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition - Steve McConnell</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132350882/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>James's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Listen - Really listen</li> <li>Ask questions - use "Can you tell me a little bit more about that?"</li> <li>Do one thing at a time</li> </ol> </div> </div>
